Supreme Court Follies: Sotomayor's video hits

No doubt Sonia Sotomayor's obscure appearance on a Duke University panel will be one of the video hits of the Internet this week and possibly for a few weeks to come. It should be. What's interesting - and revealing - about the video is the collusive laughter between Sotomayor and the audience about legislating from the bench - something Obama assured us in his introduction of the jurist she does not do. Maybe Sonia should try stand up.

Frankly, I've had enough of this puerile racist crapola. A few decades back it was excusable, maybe even justifiable. Now it's downright reactionary. Let's hope Sotomayor can rise above it, because it's likely she will be confirmed